Traveling to ancient times with a sign-in system

Chapter 32 Selling Sheep
Gu Pingan understood what he meant. He pointed to the main hall and said, "Grandpa and grandma haven't woken up yet. When you leave, you and dad should be quiet so as not to wake them up."

"Don't worry, Dad knows what's going on." When it comes to avoiding the two elders of the Gu family, Gu Tang still trusts her father very much.

Not long after, Gu Lianshan, who had gone out to borrow an ox cart, quietly returned to the house.

Just as Gu Tang said, Gu Lianshan parked the borrowed ox cart under a locust tree opposite the Gu family, fearing that the old ox would suddenly roar and wake up the two people in the main room.

There was still no one in the yard at this time. Gu Lianshan took the rope from Gu Tang and quickly led the sheep out of the yard.

Gu Tang did not follow him, but found a thick coat for her father and took the rabbit skin blanket with her. After giving Gu Ping'an a few words of advice, she followed him quietly.

Gu Ping'an was worried, so he followed her and walked behind her to the gate of the courtyard.

Under the locust tree opposite, Gu Lianshan had already put the goat on the ox cart. After Gu Tang got in and sat down, he drove away impatiently.

After staring at the ox cart going away for a while, Gu Ping'an turned back after a long time and half-closed the gate again.

When I was about to reach the west wing corridor, I caught a glimpse of the half-open window of the north ear room, and saw Gu Mei leaning on the window and looking over here.

Gu Ping'an's heart sank and he turned around and glared at him.

Gu Mei was startled when she met Gu Ping'an's eyes, and immediately closed the window and hid.

Coming to the window, Gu Ping'an whispered to her, "Second cousin's face is still rotten. It's God's blessing that she doesn't have scars in the future. Big sister, if you say too much and provoke Second cousin, I'm afraid you won't be able to save your face..."

Gu Mei in the room didn't say anything.

Gu Ping'an waited for a while, then turned around and prepared to go back to the house.

At this moment, Gu Mei suddenly opened the window and cursed in a low voice: "Little bastard! How dare you teach me a lesson!"

Gu Ping'an didn't get angry. He replied, "Just keep scolding me. When Dad and Second Sister come back, I'll tell them everything word for word. Then I'll glare at you and see what happens to you."

Gu Mei: ...

Learn it for dad and Gu Tang?
Thinking of the scene in which Gu Tang beat up the eldest wife's mother and her two children not long ago, Gu Mei immediately shuddered and slammed the window shut!
Gu Ping'an glanced back, curled his lips, and went back to the house to continue working on his jacket.

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Gu Lianshan, who was driving the ox cart straight to Bei'an City, was in a very excited mood. He whipped the ox's back from time to time to keep the cart moving forward quickly.

After about half an hour, Bei'an City appeared in the distance.

Gu Tang held the goat to steady himself and calculated the time. It was much faster than usual.

It was rather deserted outside the city. The cold weather was unbearable at this time of year, and there were fewer people coming into the city.

It was not until the ox cart entered the city that the noisy sounds of people reached Gu Tang's ears.

This was the first time the father and daughter had gone to the city to sell sheep. Apart from knowing that they had to go to the horse market to sell them, they knew nothing else and had no idea about the market conditions.

After some discussion, they decided to sell the wild animals in the sacks first and then go to the horse market. By the way, they would ask the fur dealers to inquire about the market conditions.

After walking along the main road for a while, Gu Lianshan skillfully turned the ox cart to another street where all the fur traders in Bei'an City gathered.

When they arrived at the place, Gu Lianshan led Gu Tang to a shop as if he was familiar with the place, opened the sacks, and let the shop assistants check them.

The guys here all knew Gu Lianshan and his daughter, and they also knew that most of the things they brought were living things. After a few casual glances, their eyes were attracted by the goats beside Gu Tang, and they asked the father and daughter if they wanted to sell them.

The father and daughter exchanged a glance, and Gu Tang asked the waiter how much he could offer. The waiter, who had dealt with Gu Tang many times, told them, "The price here is definitely lower. If you go to the horse market and find someone who wants to buy a sheep for breeding, this one right here will sell for five taels of silver without a problem!"

The father and daughter immediately laughed, thanked the boy repeatedly, and said they would go to the horse market to sell it.

As for the rabbits and pheasants, the boy estimated the price at thirteen rabbit skins.

The father and daughter had no objection, so they took the rabbit skins and hurried to the horse market.

When Gu Tang appeared at the horse market with the goat, it instantly outshined all the other sheep in the market.

The sheep here eat grass in summer and hay in winter. They are rarely fed grain, so each one looks small and thin.

Gu Tang had just taken a few steps with the sheep when he soon attracted four or five people who wanted to buy the sheep.

Gu Lianshan stood in front and shouted, "Don't push! Don't push! This sheep of mine is not an ordinary sheep! It's a wild goat caught in the mountains! It's not domesticated. Look at its size, it grew up eating grass on its own! It's a ewe! If I buy it back for breeding, all the lambs born in the future will look like this!"

Upon hearing this, several more people came over to buy the sheep. They all surrounded the sheep, looking at it carefully to see whether it was a wild goat.

Everyone opened the sheep's mouth and looked at its hooves. After a thorough inspection, they confirmed that Gu Lianshan was not lying and that the sheep was indeed a wild goat from the mountains.

"You name a price! If it's right, I'll take it!"

"No! What do you mean you want it? Brother, I'll give you three taels! I'll take the sheep away, how about that?"

"You are so cruel! Even if you kill a sheep this fat and sell the meat, you can get four taels of silver! Brother, I'll give you four taels of silver! Can you give me this sheep?"

"Bah! How are you better than me?!"

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The people who gathered around started arguing with each other.

Gu Tang stood up and shouted, "My uncle caught this sheep. He fell down because of it and is now lying in bed. We are selling this sheep to save our lives! So, we won't sell it without six taels of silver."

Gu Lianshan's eyes lit up. "Yes! My eldest brother was injured trying to catch a sheep! He's still waiting for money to save his life! Don't try to trick us. We already asked for the price before we came. This sheep is worth six taels!"

As soon as the six taels of silver were shouted out, most of the people who were gathered around immediately shook their heads and left!

Only two or three well-dressed old men were left around the father and daughter.

"Can't it be less?"

"Of course. Let me tell you, look how fat my sheep is!" Gu Tang pushed the sheep out and let them touch it.

"This sheep is fully grown. It will be ready for breeding and giving birth in the spring. It can grow this fat just by eating grass, so its lambs will surely be the same. Buy it and take good care of it. In three years, you'll have dozens of goats this fat!"

"My daughter is right. You won't find another sheep like this even with a lantern! I can tell from the way you're dressed that you must have been to this horse market quite often. Tell me, is this the first sheep I've bought?"

The father and daughter chatted back and forth, and one of them was obviously moved.

Gu Tang secretly tugged at the corner of her father's clothes, winked at him, and deliberately said, "If you guys don't want it, we'll kill it and sell the meat. This kind of fat mutton, if we send it to the restaurant, no one will be willing to buy it for fifty cents a pound, not to mention the price."

"Yes, if you don't want to go, forget it. I have something to do at home, so I'll leave first..."

"No, no, no!" The old man, who was moved, quickly stopped the man.

(End of this chapter)